Ashraful Ton sets up Dhaka Gladiators win


Dhaka Gladiators 180 for 4 
Ashraful 103*, Stevens 36*

Khulna Royal Bengals 176 for 6 
Birt 94*, Mubarak 65

Mohammad Ashraful strike his first Twenty20 hundred  to helped  Dhaka Gladiators to a six wicket victory  over Khulna Royal Bengals. This was  just the 2nd  century in  this tournament  in the BPL after Shahriar Nafees' unbeaten 102 against Duronto Rajshahi in Khulna.

Ashraful was  made unbeaten on 103 from  58 deliveries, as the Gladiators rapidly approached the 177 run target they had been set by the Royal Bengals. He smashed  fourteen fours and two sixes.

Ashraful was aided by Joshua Cobb and Darren Stevens, put on  61 runs  for the 4th  wicket with the former and 74 for the fifth wicket with the latter.

Earlier, it was Travis Birt scored  the Gladiators attack look ordinary with a glowing knocks of 94 runs. He hitted  six fours and as many sixes . Jehan Mubarak scored  65 from  43 deliveries  and had the pair not put on  120 for the 3rd  wicket. This  was the Dhaka  Gladiators' eighth win in the season  while the Royal Bengals have suffered as many losses in the tournament.

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